Spiced Shredded Beef Brisket Recipes

SPICED BEEF BRISKET WITH SMOKEY BBQ SAUCE (TEXAS)

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• For the rub: In small bowl, combine the sugar, chili powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
• Pour the beef broth into a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Using a paring knife, score the surface of the meat all over. Massage the rub into the meat. Cover the dish tightly with foil and roast until very tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours, adding water 1/2 cup at a time if the roasting juices start to dry up.
• For the sauce: In a food processor, combine the garlic, celery, onion, tomato sauce, vinegar, maple syrup, mustard, smoked paprika, chili powder and salt. Blend for 1 to 2 minutes until smooth, scraping the side of the food processor bowl as needed with a spatula. Transfer the sauce to a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thick, about 30 minutes.
• Brush 1/3 cup of the sauce over the surface of the brisket.
• Slice the brisket into 3/4-inch pieces and arrange on a serving platter. Serve the extra sauce alongside.

SPICY SMOKED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Bring brisket to room temperature early in the morning, about 1 hour.
• Whisk paprika, salt, sugar, black pepper, chili powder, cumin, garlic, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon for dry rub together in a small bowl. Apply rub liberally to the complete brisket and leave at room temperature while you prepare the smoker.
• Preheat a smoker for indirect heat to 225 to 250 degrees F (107 to 121 degrees F) according to manufacturer's instructions. Add wood chips to the charcoal and place a small cast iron pan of water over the fire.
• Lay brisket, fat-side up, about 8 inches away from the fire and smoke for 1 hour, maintaining the smoker's internal temperature at 200 to 225 degrees F (93 to 107 degrees F). Add 12 to 15 charcoal briquettes, replenish wood chips, and add more water to the pan; smoke for 1 more hour. Wrap brisket in aluminum foil, replenish charcoal, wood chips, and water, and smoke for 1 more hour.
• Meanwhile, mix hot chili sauce, beer, brown sugar, and onion for finishing sauce until well combined. Remove brisket from the smoker and place on a second sheet of aluminum foil. Unwrap brisket, being careful of the hot steam, and pour finishing sauce over the meat. Re-wrap brisket tightly with both pieces of foil and return to the smoker.
• Smoke brisket, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 1 more hour.
• Remove brisket from the smoker and let it rest in the foil for 45 minutes. To serve, slice it against the grain.

SHREDDED BEEF

Steps:

• Place the rump roast and water in a slow cooker. Cover, and cook 5 hours on High.
• Remove the roast from slow cooker, and shred using two forks. Discard fat.
• In the slow cooker, mix the barbeque sauce, honey, steak seasoning, cumin, onion powder, and garlic powder. Stir in the shredded beef.
• Cook 1 hour on Low. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

SPICY BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Place brisket on a rack in a shallow greased roasting pan. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; pour over brisket. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 hours or until meat is tender. To serve, thinly slice across the grain.

SPICY BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Sprinkle brisket with seasoned salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, brown meat in oil on both sides. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute onions and garlic until tender. Return brisket to pan. , Combine broth, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, chili powder and bay leaves; pour over meat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until meat is tender., Remove brisket to a serving platter. Skim fat from cooking juices; discard bay leaves. Combine flour and cold water until smooth; stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Thinly slice meat across the grain; serve with sauce.

SPICED SHREDDED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Whisk beef broth, hoisin sauce, 1/2 cup water, vinegar, five-spice powder and garlic powder in a small bowl.
• Place celery and carrot strips in the bottom of a large slow cooker.
• Add the brisket (slice in half if necessary to fit); season on all sides with salt and pepper.
• Pour in beef broth mixture.
• Cover and cook on high heat for 5 hours or on low for 9 to 10 hours.
• Remove meat from cooking liquid to cutting board.
• Cool slightly (meat should be tender).
• Skim any fat off top of sauce in cooker and discard.
• If necessary, increase heat to high and add bok choy to slow cooker.
• Cook 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile shred beef with two forks.
• Add back to slow cooker.
• Stir to coat with sauce and serve with soft sandwich buns or warmed flour tortillas.

SPICY SHREDDED BRISKET

Steps:

• Brown brisket in hot oil in a large Dutch oven.
• Add 1 quart water and next 4 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours or until meat is very tender.
• (You can put this in a crockpot instead and cook it on low for 7-8 hours, checking water.) Drain, reserving 1 1/4 cups drippings in pan.
• Shred meat into bite-size pieces.
• Whisk flour and next 3 ingredients into reserved drippings; cook mixture, whisking constantly, over medium heat until thickened.
• Stir in salsa and green chiles; simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Stir in meat; cook, stirring occasionally, just until thoroughly heated.
• Yield: 6 1/2 cups.

SPICE-RUBBED BRAISED BRISKET

Steps:

• Make the brisket: Heat oven to 300 degrees. In a small bowl, combine the coffee, smoked paprika, coriander, garlic powder, cinnamon, pepper and 2 teaspoons salt. Mix well and rub all over the brisket.
• Heat a large Dutch oven over medium. Add the oil and brown the brisket, taking care not to burn the spices, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add sliced onion, garlic and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened and golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the red wine, scrape up any brown bits and reduce the liquid by half. Add the pomegranate juice and stock. Bring to a simmer and return the brisket to the pot with the fatty-side up. Cover with the lid, place in the center of the oven, and braise until fork-tender, about 3 1/2 hours, basting every hour or so.
• Uncover and nestle the cipollini onions in the liquid. Cover and braise in the oven for another 45 minutes. The meat should be very tender. Uncover and carefully transfer the meat to a cutting board. Let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, scoop the cipollini onions into a bowl with a slotted spoon. Pour the sauce into a fat separator or a tall container and remove as much fat as you can. Pour the sauce back into the pot, slice the meat and return it to the pot along with the onions, using a brush or spoon to encourage the sauce between the slices. Heat the broiler with the rack 8 inches from the heat source.
• Partly cover the Dutch oven and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to simmer until the meat is completely warmed through. Remove the lid and transfer the Dutch oven to the broiler. Broil, basting a few times, until the sauce thickens and the top is glazed, about 8 minutes.
• To serve, dress the parsley with the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, and sprinkle over top along with the pomegranate seeds. Serve immediately with mashed potatoes.